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eBay Auction -- Item Number: 260878214731

I won this on the eBay eBay Auction -- Item Number: 290598777152 and as you can see the labels are damaged. I'd like to get two new labels. I haven't even had a chance to test the games yet. The labels should fit the standard Parker Bros cart.

Thanks!

Hi all,

I've been foolin' around with some batari basic and came up with this little demo that includes a title screen and a five room walk around. The character can also fire.

I have some questions...

1. I noticed that sprites can be resized to be bigger than 8 by 8. Is that a better option than using player0 and player1 both to make my character and to animate its legs? Does using both player sprites (for one character) significantly limit other (non-playfield) items that can appear on the screen?

2. I made four sprites (H,A,L,O) for my title screen. I rotate displaying them and get the flicker. Is there a better approach? What options (examples please) are available to make a more complex title screen?

3. Each time the character shoots the missile remains on the screen after it gets near to the wall. Is there a way to make it disappear? Do I just have to set it to the color of the background once it reaches a particular x value?

4. How do games like Beserk put multiple enemies on the screen at one time? Are these not sprites? Does the batari compiler just lack the optimization and finite control that one would have if programming in 6502 assembly? Any other limitation (big picture) that I should be aware of when working in batari?

Just getting started...

Bill

Seems like a good deal: eBay Auction -- Item Number: 330579810083

While the auction isn't mine I do have a two 4-port machines sitting around that I could sell someone interested in joining the 5200 world.

Same seller also has a new joystick available: eBay Auction -- Item Number: 330579765142